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tended the subscription schools of the neighbor- hood, and, in later years, being much attached to Isate Plouty, of Pfont?' Valley, spent umch of his time with him, removing with his wife to a small dwelling adjacent to the home of the latter, where he engaged in active labor. Ile was, on the 10th of February, 1810, mar- ried, by Rev. C. G. Erlenmeyer, to Miss Eliza- beth Wagner, who was born the 19th of October, 1809. By this nion were born three sons and three daughters, as follows: Josiah, January 10, ISI1, who died April 17, 1843 ; Susannah, Oc- tober 2, 1842, who died April 13, 1843 ; Elix- abeth, February 7, 1846, who died September 25, 1865; George, October 28, 1848, who died March 1, 1872; Eve, February 6, 1844; and Jacob, May 25, 1851; the last two being the only survivors. Mrs. Barner died August 24, 1866, in her fifty-seventh year, and he was again married, November 5, 1867, to Eve Stailey, of Liverpool, Pa., now a resident of Covington, Ohio.
Mr. Barner led a life of great activity and usefulness, devoting his lifechiefly to matters con- nected with his own business interests, and rarely participating in public affairs. He was npright in his dealings, never encouraged litigation, nor appeared in the courts as an interested party in questions requiring a legal settlement. A stanch Democrat in politics, he refused all proffers of office connected with the county, His religious creed was that of the German Reformed Church, of which he was a member.
Henry Barner, the brother of Jacob Barner, was born in Perry County, Pa., May 2, 1803, and died August 8, 1869. He is buried on the homestead farm, now in possession of his brother Samnel. He was, in 1833, married to Eliza- beth, danghter of Jacob and Annie Smith, by whom were born children,-George W., Isaac, Enoch and Mary A. (wife of Geo. W. Stewart). All but Isaac are still living. Mr. Barner was one of the leading agricultorists of his town- ship, and resided one and a half miles west of Liverpool borough, on the farm now ocenpied by his son George. He was a man of progressive ideas, interested in publie improvements and zealous in the furtherance of projects involving the common good. His death was regarded as
a public loss. Both he and his wife were mem- bers of the German Reformed Church. Their son Enoch, born October 3, 18 11, married, May 31, 1863, Rebecca Kerchner, daughter of Solo- mon and Catherine Kerchner, of Liverpool township. Their children are John H. S., Enoch N., Edward D., Catherine C., Rebecca J., Mary 1. and Anna M., of whom three are deceased. Enoch Barner resides on a farm of two hundred avres, eleven and a half miles west of Liverpool borough.
Adam Barner, brother of Jacob Barner, was born August 3, 1814, and is married to Cather- ine, daughter of John and Catherine Smith. Their four children are George A. (married to Emma Fauney), John II., Samuel E. and Mary Ellen. Mr. Barner owns three hundred and thirty acres of good land and resides one and a half miles from Liverpool. Though advanced in years, he is still active and industrious. He is a man of integrity and of corresponding influ- ence in his township.
Samuel Barner, brother of the subject of this biography, was born April 4, 1821, in Liver- pool township, and has spent his life upon the homestead. After a period of youth at the dis- triet school, he engaged in farm labor, and, in 1863 inherited his portion of the estate of his father. He purchased the remainder of the farm and still cultivates the land. He has al- ways been a Democrat in politics, served three years as county commissioner and has held var- ious township offices. He is a member, and was formerly an elder, in the German Reformed Church. He was married, February 21, 1858, to Amelia, daughter of Jacob and Barbara Gougler, of the same township. Their children are John C., Emma E., Mary F., Jacob I., Sarah, Alice, David A. and Annie May.
Martin 1. Erlenmeyer, the son of Charles Gustavns Erlenmeyer, was born April 5, 1848, in Freeburg, Snyder County, Pa., where his youth was spent. He was educated at the com- mon schools and the academy at Freeburg, and then engaged in teaching. He subsequently re- moved to a farm owned by his father-in-law, which is now his property, in addition to one of much productiveness in the same valley. He was, in 1873, married to Eve, daughter of JJacob
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Barner, and has children,-Jacob 1., Anne and Katy V. Mr. Erlenmeyer is a Democrat in polities, but has held no offices other than those connected with the township in which he is one of the most enterprising and successful farmers.
Frederick Rowe, the son of Michael and An- nie Rowe, was born in Cumberland (now Perry) County, Pa., Jime 26, 1814, and married, March 17, 1840, to Mary, daughter of George and Mary Barner. They have had five children, two of whom, Mary Ann and Sarah, are still living. Mary Ann, who is married to John Williamson, resides in Liverpool. Their only child, Sallie A. (Mrs. Murray), is also a resident of Liverpool. Sarah is married to John Yoder, whose children are Frederick, Mary J. and Bessie B. Mr. Rowe was for eighteen years a successful farmer. He then conducted the flour- ing-mill in Liverpool now managed by his son- in-law, and is now engaged in wagon-making. His polities are Democratic. He is a supporter of the Lutheran Church, of whichr his wife is a member.
CHAPTER XXII.
LIVERPOOL BOROUGH.1
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Ox the 25th of October, 1808, John Staily and Eve (his wife) gave deed to John Huggins for one hundred and twenty-one aeres, reserv- ing out of that one and a half' acres for a grave- yard. In the draft which accompanies this deed the area of the church and school-honse lot is given as one acre and thirty-two perches. This fixes the date of the laying out of the town to have been the 25th of October, 1808. The survey and plot (on parchment ) of the town of Liverpool were made by Peter Williamsou, of Halifax (father of Wesley Williamson), and. extended from Strawberry Street to North Al- ley. Liverpool was first incorporated by act of Legislature in 1832. In 1818 Northern Liberties was laid out by Saumel Haas, and when it was decided to embrace it in the bor- ough a new survey and plot were made by Dr.
J. H. Case and William Mitchell, who was at that time a school-teacher in the place.
Northern Liberties began at North Alley, the northern limit of the old town, and extended north along the river and terminated with the property of Dr. J. Il. Case, forming a quadrilat- cral-shaped piece of land, with streets and alley- converging one-balf till they reached Front Street. This part of the town was included in the town of Liverpool as incorporated in 18 12.
Later on the borough limits were further extended north along the Susquehanna River to inelnde Perryville, and south to include Len- hart's saw-mill, and west to include the steam- mill now owned by L. C. Kline. By the la -! additions to the borough Liverpool became ter- vitorially the largest town in the county. In 1812 Anthony Rhoades bought the farm of George Wilt, on which Perryville, now in the borough, was built.
When the town of Liverpool was laid out there was an island which extended the whole length of the town, between which and the shore (next the town) was a chamel about fitty feet wide. On this island there are men living who recollect when coru was raised on it, and at that time a portion of the island was above high-water mark ; but later it was fringed with a row of willow-trees extending its whole length, under whose sbade the washing for the town was done. So completely has the island been destroyed that at this time no vestige of it re- mains, and the present generation have never dreamed of its existence.
Before the canal was made there was a public communion along and between the river-shore and Front Street, which was an emerald green in the the summer season. Occasionally there was a horse-race on this common. It served for all the games and sports of those carly times, of which there were many. But of this it may be said-
"Old times have changed, Old manpers gone."
'The canal ent a deep and wide channel through it, and the principal business of the town is carried on by the boatbien, who form the greatest mimber of its business population. The rafismen made this their stopping-place,
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and the old people relate that for a mile above add a mile below town rafts would anchor for the night, the raft-channel in the river being next to town.
On the 25th of October, 1808, Joh Hng- gins sold to Jacob Suyder lot No. 1, on Front Street, 60 by 110 feet, reserving, in the pro- prietary deed which hegave " to himself, his heir, and a-signs, forever, all ferries and ferry-rights, now made or bereafter to be made or erected, which shall remain in the undisturbed possession of the said John Higgins, his heirs and assigns, anything in this present deed, poll or plan of said town, to the contrary, in anywise notwith- standing." On the BOth of March, 1820, Jacob Suyder sold this lot to Frederick Fessler, who, failing to pay for it, assigned it back to Suyder, who sold it, May 27, 1827, to Jacob Murray.
We have just learned how John Huggins re- served all ferries and ferry-rights. These he held until the 24th of March, 1824, when he sold the half or west side of the Liverpool Perry, with all ferry-rights, to Richard and R. B. Rodgers, of Upper Paxton, Dauphin County, and Richard and R. B. Rodgers, on the Ith of August, 1832, sold to Daniel Bogar, who, on the 2Ith of March, 1838, sold to Isaac Meck, of Liverpool borough, and on the same date Bogar sold lot No. 27 to Isaac Meck ; this lot Bogar had purchased of Richard Rodgers on the 3d of August, 1832.
The old tavern-stand was on the west side, at the end of the ferry, and was kept by Jolm K. Boyer. It is now owned by Mrs. Maria A. Dilly, a daughter of Isaac Meck, who is now decreased.
The Calder & Wilson stage-line, and later, the Calder, Kopp & Co. stage-line, ran up to the east side of the ferry, which was in Dau- phin County, and crossed over the ferry and continued on to Selinsgrove. This was the mail-route, and the mail was at first carried by a carrier, then by a two-horse stage, and at last by a four-horse coach.
The pioneers of business in the "town of Liverpool" were Thomas Gallagher, who was a store-keeper and afterwards a contractor on the canal, and came here from MeAlisterville, Juniata Conty, abont 1816.
George Thorp, who emigrated to this place from the city of Londonderry, Ireland, in 1819 or 1821, began store-keeping in the house now owned by Mrs. Singer. Another of the carly stores was kept in the house now the residence of Charles Suyder, by Dupes. Henry Walters kept in the building in which Coll- man's tin-shop is now carried on. Henry Walt- ers left Liverpool in 1820, and afterwards be- came cashier of the Harrisburg National Bank. James Jackman succeeded Walters in the same house.
Henry W. Shuman began business as a part- ner of Walters, in the Coffinan building, and afterwards built the house now occupied by H1. M. Freed, and moved his business there.
John Inggins kept tavern in a house which ocenpied the site of the hotel which Robert Wallace now owns.
Richard Knight kept in the stone house which David Owens tore down when he built his new brick building, and John K. Boyer kept the Ferry Hotel.
About 1835 an engine-house was erected in Market Square, in which a fire-engine was kept until it was burnt in the great fire of 1873. In this fire were destroyed two houses, in one of which a store was kept, owned by G. Cary Thorp, two houses owned by the Huggins heirs, one house owned by John Reifsnyder, and one in which was a grocery, owned by D. Wagner.
In 1855 a fire destroyed Wallace's hotel, Winter's drug-store, the brick house of J. W. Williamson, on Front Street, and properties owned by Lewis Grubb, Mrs. Cummings and Jesse Coffinan's tin-shop.
In the centre of Market Square, allowing drive-ways or public roads east and west, were planted, about eight years ago, maple-trees, which are now large enough for a public park in which pie-nies can be held. This is the only provision of the kind found in any town in the county.
Thomas Gallagher owned and operated a dis- tillery in the building in which Wagner's store is now kept.
George Thorp operated a distillery, and afterwards a chopping-mill, in the building in
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which the Thorp Brothers now operate a mill| for grinding plaster. In this mill, for teu years, G. Cary Thorp manufactured sumac and qhorcitron tannin. The chopping-mill proving insufficient for his business, George Thorp built the steam-mill, in 1831, now owned by L. C. Kline.
POSTMASTERS. - Henry Walters, 1826 to 1833; James J. Jackman, 1833 to 1845 ; Henry W. Shuman, 1845 to 1819; Joseph Shuler, 1819 to 1861 ; Abraham Grubb, 1861 to 1866; William Staily, 1866 to 1869 ; John D. Monroe, 1869 to 1873; M. B. Hohnan, 1873 to 1881 ; Jacob E. Bonsall, 1881 to 1885 ; Mrs. Laura J. Snyder, 1885.
FOUNDRIES .- The first foundry in town was operated where S. R. Deckard's cabinet-shop is now located, by Daniel Rohrbach, of Selins- grove. The second foundry was run by water- power, and was operated by Frederick and John Keagle. The third foundry was operated by Peter Oliphant until it burned, when it was rebuilt by A. D. Vandling & Son, in 1865, and sold to P. M. Reifsnyder and burned in his possession. It was rebuilt by G. Cary Thorp, of brick, in 1876, and is now sixty-six by forty- six feet. The fourth foundry was on the Gomm property, and was began by Messrs. Bear and Reifsnyder, and afterwards Reifsnyder & Hol- man, in whose possession it was burned.
Keagle's foundry and machine-shop, the fifth in the place, was begun in 1876.
The principal foundries now in the place are Thorp's and Zaring's.
Two cabinet-maker's shops are operated by Isaac Lutz, on Front Street, and S. R. Deckard, on Market Street.
There are two hotels, the Wallace House and the Owens House, both large and well-furnished brick buildings on Front Street. The stores are George C. Snyder's, in Perrysville, M. H. Grubb, in the Northern Liberties, and Isaac Williamson, S. M. Shuler, A. F. Shank, Wag- ner's and J. Holman & Son, in the " Town of Liverpool."
TANNERIES .- The tannery building now owned by William C. Brown is remarkable for being on the meridian of Washington, D. C.
It was built by John Sperre in 1829 or 1830, and passed, respectively, to Hilbish, Montgomery,
John and John C. Reifsnyder, from whom Wmt. C. Brown leased it for a period of ten years, and afterwards purchased and rebuilt the tammery.
The ground for Snyder's steam tannery was purchased on the Ith of September, 1867, on Strawberry Street, west of the Evangelical Church, and the building erected and the ma- chinery put in operation in 1868. This tan- nery was operated until 1877, when, owing to the death of the owner two years before and the thriftlessness of the heirs, it had to be sold, and, after passing through many hands, the last purchaser was Hon. B. F. Junkin.
The oldest tannery in the town was situated on the lot now owned by E. Walt Snyder. It was probably built by Rouse. Its last owner was the owner of the steam tannery, George Snyder.
Rowe & Williamson's grist-mill was built originally by Rouse, who purchased the land on which it stood from John Staily, and it passed successively from Rouse to Albright, to Arbogast, to - Rowe, the present owner.
Sonoors .- The first school house, a log frame, one story, afterwards weather-boarded, about twenty-five feet square, stood on the one and a half acre lot reserved for school and church-yard by John Staily, when he sold to John Higgins ; the foundation of this building may yet be seen in the burying-ground attached to the old Lu- theran Church. This house was in existence in 1810, for Rev. George Heim informs us "that in 1810 he organized the congregation at Liver- pool, in the old school-house."
The teachers in this house were Mitchell, Ronse, Brink, John B. Porter and others.
After the school became too large another school-house was built on a lot now owned by Jacob Shumaker. This was a frame building. Under this arrangement the town was divided into two wards. The pupils who lived north of Race Street went to the new house, and all who lived south of Race Street attended at the old house. This was continned until about 1847, when a frame building, with two rooms below and one above, was erected; this was afterwards divided into two rooms up stairs and two on the first floor. This house served until 1878, when
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the present new brick, two-story, four-roomed building was erceted on the site of the old house. In neatness and convenience this build- ing is one of the best in the county.
The Liverpool High School, in charge of Professor E. Walt Snyder, graduated its first class, of six, in April, 1884.
CHURCHES,-Abont 1801 to 1809 Rev. Con- rad Walter, on his way to Pfoutz's Valley, preached for this people in a school-house which then stood on a lot which was afterwards re- served by John Staily for church and school purposes, when he sold the land on which the town was laid out, to John Huggins, on the 25th October, 1808.
On this lot, but not on the site of the old school-house, the Lutheran Church was built. Focht says: "In the spring of 1828 the corner- stone of the church was laid ; the wall of the elilice, a log frame, was put up in the summer of 1828. This naked wall stood then, without a roof, until 1831, when it received a roof, was weather-boarded outside, and finished inside. It had three high galleries, and a high, bell- shaped pulpit, mounted on a post. Outside, the church was painted white, and a steeple and bell surmounted it." It is about thirty-five by forty feet in dimensions and will seat from three hundred to four hundred persons.
In 1809 Rev. George Ileim, of Union County, began to preach for this people, and in 1810, in the old school-house, organized the congregation. Rev. Heim's labors ended in 1814, when he was succeeded by his brother, Rev. Jolin William Heim, who continued to preach for this congregation until 1833, when Rev. Charles Gustavus Erlenmeyer was licensed as their pastor and took up his residence in the town and continued to serve this congregation until the spring of 18.12.
Rev. Andrew Berg became pastor in 1812 and lived in Liverpool, but did not remain more than six months. From his resignation until 1817 the charge was without preaching. In 1817 Rev. William Weaver became pastor and served until 1851. Rov. Weaver organized thirteen Sabbath-schools and gave much time to lecturing on temperance.
From 1851 until 1856 this congregation was
without a regular pastor. On the Ist of Oc- tober, 1856, Rev. Josiah Zimmerman took charge and continued until the 1st of April, 1859, when he resigned and was succeeded by Rev. Jacob A. Hackenberger, who resided in Liverpool. In 1861 Rey. Hackenberger re- signed and was snecceded by Rev. John II. David- son. From this time the names of the minis- ters are given in connection with St. Michael's Church, in Pfontz's Valley. The ministers on this charge have nearly all resided in Liverpool.
In 1882 a new brick church was erected on a lot which the congregation purchased for four hundred dollars on Front Street. This was a brick building, forty by sixty-five feet, sur- mounted with a spire about sixty feet in height, and a belfry in which is a bell. The audience- room has a recess-pulpit and is entered from a vestibule in front. The style of architecture is Romanesque. The building cost five thou- sand dollars. This church is now known as " Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church." The brick building on Strawberry and Market Streets, size forty by sixty-five feet, which is surmounted with steeple and bell, was erected by the Evangelical Association in 1867. On Pine Street and Strawberry Alley stands a frame building, size forty by sixty-five feet, surmonnted with belfry and bell, erected by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. This church has bnt one room.
On Market Street and Strawberry Alley stands an imposing Gothic briek church edifice, built by the Methodist Episcopal congregation in 1877. This building is surmounted with a spire about sixty feet high. The andience-room has a commodious lecture-room and a vestibuh. at the entrance. Cost of building, about five thousand dollars.
On the site of this building, in 1858, a small frame building was erected ; this was the first church edilice of this denomination in the town. Each of these churches maintain regn- larly organized Sabbath-Schools of' from fifty to one hundred and thirty members.
NEWSPAPERS-Liverpool Mercury and Pro- ple's Advertiser was the title of a weekly news- paper owned and edited by John HInggins. The Mercury was a five-cohunn, twelve by
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sixteen, single-sheet paper. It was started July 1, 1821, and finally merged into the Perry County Democrat at New Bloomfield, in June, 1826.
Liverpool Sun was the title of a weekly newspa- per established in 1881 by Rev. S. E. Herring, who sold his interest in the paper to J. A. Trellers, the present editor and proprietor. The Sun is a single-sheet, devoted to the "news of the day."
NOTABLE PERSONS .- Of the persons of dis- tinction who have been residents and natives of Liverpool, only a few can be named, viz. :
John B. Porter lived here a number of years engaged in teaching school and serivener work. Mr. Porter afterwards served as county super- intendent of schools in Juniata County from 1860 to 1863. He afterwards removed to Louisa County, Iowa, where he served another term as superintendent. He is now deceased.
J. C. Wallis, Esq., a native of Liverpool, filled the office of district attorney in Perry County for one term and afterwards practiced at the New Bloomfield bar for a number of years. Mr. Wallis is the author of a work of fiction entitled " A Prodigious Fool," which he founded on scenes and incidents in Liverpool. He now resides and practices law in Chicago.
George Mitchell, Esq., for many years a jus- tice of the peace in Liverpool township and borough, died on the 23d of April, 1833, aged thirty-nine years. His dockets are models of neatness in penmanship and business forms.
J. J. Sponenberger was a prothonotary of the county one term.
J. Wesley Williamson served as sheriff one term.
Hon. Joseph Shuler served as sheriff from 1838 to 1841, and as member of the Legisla- thre from 1871 to 1875. Mr. Shuler was a gunsmith by trade, and with his two brothers, john and Samuel, removed from Lehigh County to Millerstown, and from thence they came to Liverpool and began business in a shop in S. M. Shuler's old store-room.
Hon. M. B. Holman, who lives in the finest private residence in Perry County, located in Perrysville ; has served as county surveyor and member of the Legislature cach two forms.
Mr. Holman was also president of the Farmers' Bank of Liverpool, organized in July, 1871, with J. C. Weiriek, cashier. This bank sus- pended operations several years ago.
Mr. Holman organized a bank of which he was afterwards president, and his nephew, C. W. Grubb, cashier, but after Mr. Grubb's death this too was closed ont.
John Q. Snyder was commissioned captain in the Veteran Reserve Corps on August 1, 1864, for meritorious service during the war, in which he lost a leg, and from the effects of which he died soon after the war. This com- mission is now in the hands of G. Cary Thorp, Esq., and is signed by Abraham Lincoln, Pres- ident, and E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War. In honor of this brave soldier and beloved offi- cer, his comrades organized, on the 19th of January, 1883, John Q. Snyder Post, No. 408, with the following charter members : Dr. T. G. Morris, Wm. Portzline, J. J. Hamilton, Jere- miah Lowe, Samuel Derr, Jas. J. Staily, Amos Rhoads, Levi W. Hamilton, Isaac Lutz, Isaac Holman, Samuel Gohn, Chas, Snyder, E. C. Long, Theo. Shoemaker, David Shumaker, Peter Derr, Cyrus Ferree, S. M. Shuler, Geo. W. Shumaker, J. D. Shure, Israel Ritter, S. R. Deckard, Wmn. Ulsh, Lewis Myers, Silas Sny- der. The membership now numbers forty-six. The Amos W. Hetrick Post, Sons of Veter- ans, No. 25, was organized with nineteen charter members, on the 18th December, 1884. The membership is now twenty-five.
The Independent Order of Odd-Fellows built and own the large brick building in which they have their place of meeting. Lodges of Knights of Pythias and American Mechanics and Good Templars have been in existence here, but have been disbanded.
CATHOLIC CEMETERY .- In 1827 or 1828, when the canal was being built, the Irish pur- chased a plot of ground from John Huggins, west of town, on which a small chapel was erected. To this burial-place the Catholics were brought for interment from the Juniata Canal. There is but one tombstone in it, and that was created to Johnnie Doyle, a hotel-keeper, who had a tavern where J. Holman & Son's store is now situated. Widow Doyle afterwards kept hotel
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